Dragon Initial Production Tiger 1 fit question.

The driver had an armoured viewing slot in front of him and the radio operator had a small hole beside themachine gun to sight with.

Here's the Tiger at Bovington:

Thanks everyone....I know that it does stick out, but I really thought that it was a bit to high....

I will sand it down a bit for a better and more accurate look.

Hi Stuart06,

The front plate was designed to protrude above the hull roof but yours is sitting to high.
The gap that is visible between the cut out in back off the front plate and the hull roof can be avoided with some careful dry fitting.
The 3 parts hull roof, front plate and the plate covering the transmission housing are interlocking if assembled correctly.

As always
Boarder

David, nice photo, shows it perfectly. And i didn't know that about the Dragon kits. Thanks for the tip. Do you know if it applies to all there Tigers, i have an Initial and 2 late's from Dragon.

Yes, it does stick up. Here's a Late Tiger:

One thing to watch out for in Dragon kits is the 2 radiators inside the rear. They provide the top parts for the radiators but their hull armour is so thick that they don't fit under it. Omit those parts.

David

It's correct. That's just how the armor on a Tiger is.

Erik

If you check this pic of the Bovvy Tiger, you can see how the perisc ope does stick up above that front piece.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Tiger_I_2_Bovington.jpg

Hope this helps.

I am poitive that this is correct. And those periscopes on top of the hatch are angled off to the side, not for looking straight ahead. So they wouldn't be blocked by that raised section.